Her family and neighbors have long judged seventy-year-old widow Mal-sun (NA Moon-hee) a stubborn crank. But when her daughter-in-law is hospitalized because of her hysterical temper, the family decides that it’s enough. It’s off to a nursing home. Overhearing her family’s intentions, Mal-sun goes off to a photo studio to retrieve a picture an idol from her youth, KIM Ji-mi, so that she can take it to her grave. The next day, she wakes up in the body of her 20-year-old self. ... expand

Her family and neighbors have long judged seventy-year-old widow Mal-sun (NA Moon-hee) a stubborn crank. But when her daughter-in-law is hospitalized because of her hysterical temper, the family decides that it’s enough. It’s off to a nursing home. Overhearing her family’s intentions, Mal-sun goes off to a photo studio to retrieve a picture an idol from her youth, KIM Ji-mi, so that she can take it to her grave. The next day, she wakes up in the body of her 20-year-old self. With no one recognizing her, Mal-sun decides to call herself Ji-mi (SHIM Eun-kyung), enjoy her youth again, and accepts her guitarist grandson’s invitation to join his band and enters a TV singing competition. close

This past weekend, KIM Jee-yong earned the Golden Frog Award from the 26th edition of EnergaCamerimage, the world’s top cinematography event which takes place in Bydgoszcz, Poland every year, for his work on HWANG Dong-hyuk’s austere siege drama The Fortress (2017). It is the first time that a cinematographer from Korea has earned the prize. Meanwhile, the Silver and Bronze prizes were picked up b...

CJ ENM’s Filipino remake of Korean hit Miss Granny (2014) has been taking the number two spot for two weeks straight since its release on August 22nd. “The Filipino adaptation of Miss Granny, produced in Tagalog, was second behind American romantic comedy Crazy Rich Asians at the local box office in the first week since its release on August 22.” CJ ENMsaid that this Filipino remake took also the ...

The Bollywood adaptation of JK YOUN’s nostalgic drama Ode to My Father (2014) has started shooting in July. The title of this Indian version, Bharat, is a Hindi word that means ‘India.’ Ode to My Father is the third most-watched Korean film in Korea, having attracted 14.26 million moviegoers. The Hindi version of the film will revolve around an ordinary man whose life will lead him through the maj...

The Korean Academy of Film Arts (KAFA) a division of the Korean Film Council (KOFIC) recently held a series of film development workshops in Vietnam. “We hosted KAFA’s 2017 Film Development Workshops for eight days from August 21st (Mon.) to 28th (Mon.) in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam to help expand the local market and interact with filmmakers.” KOFIC released in a statement. This workshop was led b...

Korean film industry in 2015 has made USD 1.7 billion sales in two years in a row. According to the Final Report on 2015 Korean Film Industry by Korean Film Council (KOFIC), the domestic film sales has reached USD 1.76 billion, including ticket sales and derivative market sales, which is 4.2% higher than the previous year. The box office sales in 2015 has increased by 3.1% to USD 1.42 billion, as...

1st quarter of 2014 saw 54.6 million admissions which is a decrease from 2013 with 55.4 million. However, the revenue went up by 220 million KRW to a total of 408.5 billion KRW, evening out the market. Audience share for Korean films in January was 57.7%, February was 53.4%, and March with 26.2%, and has been continuously decreasing. After The Attorney and Miss Granny’s popularity on the screen i...

The first quarter of 2017 was one of few surprises at the Korean box office but one which demonstrated the industry’s stability, both as a global exhibition market and a local production industry. Though not quite reaching the highs of 2013 (55.47 million) or 2015 (54.56 million), Q1 this year handily exceeded the totals of the last two years, with a sturdy 52.27 million admissions registered duri...

Korea’s film market may have reached saturation at home but that hasn’t stopped Korea’s top film companies from continuing to find ways to grow. 2016 proved to be a landmark year for Korea’s studios outside of their home country, with several Korean-produced titles for other markets achieving significant results overseas and one Korean film scoring record returns across the globe. This has truly b...

The year 2014 saw four films reach the ten million admission milestones in Korea. Among them, Roaring Currents ran fastest to the milestone, becoming Korea’s new all-time top-grossing film. Some foreign films enjoyed strong popularity in Korea although they failed to do so overseas. Interstellar and Begin Again ’s box office performances in Korea were exceptional in comparison to their boxoffice s...